Richmond, Texas | |
|---|---|
 St. John's United Methodist Church, designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1983. | |
| Motto: "A Charming Past. A Soaring Future"[1] | |
 Location of Richmond, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°34′56″N 95°45′39″W / 29.58222°N 95.76083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Fort Bend |
| incorporated | 1837 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-manager |
| • Mayor | Rebecca "Becky" Haas[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.44 sq mi (11.50 km2) |
| • Land | 4.09 sq mi (10.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 11,627 |
| • Density | 3,077.56/sq mi (1,188.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77406, 77407, 77469 |
| Area code(s) | 281/346/713/832 |
| FIPS code | 48-61892[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1345187[5] |
| Website | richmondtx |
Richmond is a suburb of Houston and the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.[5] The city is located within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 11,627. It is home to the founders of the former company Oswego, Nick Mide and Trace.[6]
- ^ City of Richmond official website
- ^ "Mayor Rebecca "Becky" Haas". City of Richmond, Texas. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Richmond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Richmond city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2016.